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STEPHEN STUCKY, OF LINCOLN, ALABAMA.

COTTON-PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 234,626, dated November 16, 1880. Application filed April 24, 1880. (Noniodch) To all whom tt may concern:

Be it known that I, STEPHEN STUoKY, of Lincoln, in the county of Talladega, and in the State of Alabama, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cotton- Presses; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings, and to the letters of reference marked thereon, making a part of this specification.

My invention relates to cotton-presses; and it consists in the construction and arrangement of a double bale-box swinging upon a center post, as will be hereinafter more fully set forth.

In order to enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to make and use the same, I will now proceed to describe its construct-ion and operation, referring to the annexed drawings, in which- Figure l is a side elevation of a cottonpress ei'nbodying my invention. Fig. 2 is an end view, and Fig. 3 a plan view, of the same. Figs. 4 and 5 are detailed views of parts thereof.

- A represents a stationary frame built sumciently strong to withstand the strain that is brought to bear upon it. In the center of this frame is an upright post, B, the ends of which are square and held firmly between cross-ties A A in the frame. A rod, to, is also passed longitudinally through this post, to strengthen both it and the frame at this point.

Near the lower end, and at or near the middle, the post B is turned to form a round journal, as shown at b b in Fig. 5, and around these journals the bale-box frame is caused to swing. This frame consists of two sets of sills, O O, suitably braced and connected together, and having central cross-ties, C G, which fit around the journals 1) I) of the post. The lower cross-ties, 0, rest upon washers d d, one or more of which may turn with the frame without creating any undue amount of friction.

To the frame 0 U is framed the deck E,

which is of circular form and turns With said frame.

In each end of the swinging frame 0 G is framed a bale-box, D, of any suitable construction, and having side doors above the deck for taking out the bales. The bale-boxes are open at top and bottom, and each box is provided with a platen or follower, F, which, when down in its lowest position, rests upon cleats h h, attached to the lower ends of the side pieces of the box below the bottom sills of the swinging frame.

At one end of the stationary frame, in the bottom part, is a hydraulic plunger, G, for raising the platen F and pressing the cotton; In the top of the stationary frame, and corre sponding with the hydraulic plunger G, is the stationary platen H, which is arranged with relation to the top of the bale-box in such a manner that the top bagging can easily be inserted or drawn in between them.

The frame 0 O, with the two bale-boxes therein, is to swing around on the central post, B, and is to be locked in position with either of the boxes, to correspond with the hydraulic plunger G and stationary platen H. This bale-box, having previously been filled, is then in position for packing or pressing, which is done by running up the plunger Gr. At the same time the other bale-box is being filled. As soon as the bale in the first box is pressed, tied, the bagging sewed up, and the bale removed, the frame 0 C is swung onehalf around, and the cotton in the second box pressed while the first box is being filled again.

It will be noticed that while the platen or follower F in each box is movable itcan not come out of the box, as it will rest-at the bottom on the cleats h.

I am aware that a double bale-box arranged to swing or turn upon centers is not new, and I do not claim such, broadly, as my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-- 1. The combination of the stationary frame stantially as and for the purposes herein set forth.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing I A, the central post, B, held in said frame by the cross-ties A, and formed with the journals b b, and the swinging frame 0 O, carrying the deck E and bale-boxes D D, substanhave hereunto set my hand this 23d day oi 5 tially as and for the purposes herein set forth. I April, 1880.

2. The combination of the swinging frame STEPHEN STUOKY. (J C, carrying the bale-boxes D D, the movable platens F F, resting on the cleats h h, Witnesses: and the stationary frame A, with stationary H. AUBREY TOULMIN, 10 platen H and the hydraulic plunger Gr, suh- J. J 0s. MCCARTHY. 

